Origin and evolution of plants and their interactions with fungi

Talks are open to museum staff and colleagues from the local community and will take place in the Flett. Registration is free, but please let us know by August 31 if you would like to attend. E-mail to: c.strullu-derrien@nhm.ac.uk

Tuesday 9th September

9.30 Welcome - coffee

10.00 Introductory Remarks: Paul Kenrick & Christine Strullu-Derrien

Session 1. Chair: Christine Strullu-Derrien

10.15 Paul Kenrick NHM London (UK) - The origin of plants and their organ systems

10.45 Christopher Berry, University of Cardiff (UK) – Early forests, early geological records of soils

11.15 Timothy Lenton, University of Exeter (UK) - Impact of plants on the carbon cycle emphasizing the colonization of the land.

11.45 Coffee break

12.15 Silvia Pressel and Jeffrey G. Duckett, NHM London (UK) – The biology of fungal symbioses in lower land plants.

12.45 Ben Slater, University of Birmingham (UK) - Oomycetes and their role in Late Palaeozoic-Early Mesozoic ecosystems